Henderson, NV Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Carts provided
- 1 recycling + 1 trash cart, free
- Cart sizes
- About 35, 65, or 95 gallons
- Recycling pickup
- Weekly, same day as trash
- Single-stream rollout
- Completed by Dec. 31, 2014
- Extra cart request
- One additional cart free on request
Summary
Henderson requires the city's waste franchisee to supply every residential curbside customer a free wheeled recycling cart and a solid-waste cart, collected weekly on the same scheduled day.
For all residential premises that receive curbside recyclables collection and solid waste collection service, franchisee shall provide, at no additional cost to such customers, one wheeled cart for recycling and one wheeled cart for solid waste in sizes, to be initially selected by the franchisee, with capacities of approximately 35, 65 or 95 gallons, based on industry standards for such containers current at the time. A customer may thereafter request an exchange of a previously provided cart of a different capacity, and the franchisee shall comply with the request within a reasonable period of time. A customer may also request one additional wheeled cart for recycling or for solid waste in a size selected by the customer at no additional charge.B.A franchisee may rent solid waste containers to its customers pursuant to the rates specified in this chapter, but the responsibility for placement of such rented containers remains with the person owning or managing the premises. (Ord. No. 4044, § 8, 11-6-2024; Ord. No. 3083, § 1, 11-5-2013)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 59 Update 3).
Full Breakdown
Henderson Municipal Code § 5.17.100 obligates the franchisee to provide every residential curbside customer one wheeled recycling cart and one wheeled solid-waste cart at no additional cost, in sizes near 35, 65, or 95 gallons; customers may request a different capacity or one extra cart free of charge. Section 5.17.105 required the franchisee to finish rolling out single-stream recycling citywide by December 31, 2014, with recycling and solid waste both collected once per week on the regular collection day. Only the owner, city, or franchisee may handle a cart set out for pickup.
Violations & Fines
Removing, tampering with, or interfering with a recycling cart or its contents that is set out for franchisee pickup is unlawful under Municipal Code § 5.17.120, separate from the cart-provision rule itself.
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